East Coast Railway
The International Day of Yoga was observed on Sunday by the East Coast Railway with a large-scale popular participation by railwaymen. ECoR General Manager Rajiv Vishnoi led his staff for the programme at the Rail Vihar Community Hall here. The distinguished guests and speakers included Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati of the Swami Satyananda Yoga Vidyalaya. Others who graced the occasion were yoga guru KA Raju and meditation/lifestyle management experts Rashmi Rekha and SP Mishra of the Art of living. The programme was coordinated by ECoR Chief Personnel Officer Manju Ray.
KIIT & KISS
The International Yoga Day was celebrated at the KIIT & KISS. Thousands of staff, students and teachers of KIIT & KISS assembled at the KIIT ground to practise yoga. The programme was led by KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta, who said yoga is the only way to free one’s body and mind from various illnesses. Yoga is a journey through the inner 'self' to connect to the supreme soul.
CSpur DAV Public School
Students and staff of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur performed various yogic Aasanas in the school premises on the day. They also performed different traditional yogic practices including Pranayams and Vedic prayer. Regional Officer, CBSE Bhubaneswar l Meena, joining as the chief guest, appealed to the students to augment universal brotherhood and national integration through yoga. Principal-cum-Regional Director Dr KC Satapathy emphasised upon the importance of yoga in school curriculum and ascertained that it would be further prioritised in coming days.
DAV B School
The DAV B School observed the day with an objective to make students aware about the importance of yoga towards physical and spiritual development of human beings. Pratibhashree, Assistant Professor of Yoga Philosophy at Sri Sri University graced the occasion and briefed students about the contribution of yoga in the integration of mind, body and soul. The programme was coordinated by Principal Dr DN Mishra, who encouraged students to continue yoga practice every day
Sand art by Maharana
Sand artist Swadesh Ranjan Maharana created a sculpture in front of CBI local Head Office to mark the day
Suparno underlines yoga’s importance
"It's good to have the United Nations General Assembly recognise yoga. The overburden on the national exchequer for this 0PR/photo op activity can be ignored till we practise yoga every day and not just on 21st of June" said social worker Suparno Satpathy, who performed yoga here on the day.
Suryakshetra Foundation
The Suryakshetra Foundation celebrated the day through an awareness rally
CII and Young Indians
Industry captains, representatives from member companies, Yi Executive Committee members and their families assembled, limbered up and did yoga workouts. A special yoga session was organised by the CII Odisha and Young Indians (Bhubaneswar Chapter) at the SAI International School campus here where trainers from the ISHA Foundation explained through both demonstrations and video clippings how a few minutes of yoga a day can make a world of difference in the way people feel, work, think and perform. Bijay K Sahoo, convenor, ICT Panel, CII Odisha and Vineet Gupta, Chair, Yi Bhubaneswar addressed the participants